Word: hubs
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Since her arrival, Phelan has transformed VES from the “parochial,” insular, and (at best) peripheral element in the University it was at the time of the report to what is now nationally recognized as an exceptional, vibrant hub of artistic and intellectual activity centered on undergraduates and committed to their needs...
...initial wave of Chinese emigrants that followed Zheng to Taiwan. When it opened in 1978, it was the first open celebration of Taiwan's separate history. Far from demonizing the Dutch, Taiwan's students now learn that they helped build schools and developed the island as a trading hub. Over in Beijing, at a special exhibition on Taiwan at the Revolutionary History Museum, the scenario goes more like this: the Dutch colonize, Zheng liberates and communism eventually triumphs. Says Xiao Yan, a 19-year-old visitor: "Taiwan will unite sooner or later, peacefully or through force...
Residents of Pforzheimer House briefly faced the disheartening prospect of losing a hub of the House social life yesterday, as rumors circulated that the House administration would partition the common room of the renowned "Belltower Suite." After a flurry of complaints, House Masters James J. McCarthy and M. Suzanne McCarthy wrote in an e-mail message that the room would stay untouched...
...Square is actually a hub of Boston’s cool factor, rivaling only downtown Newbury Street in terms of shopping, record stores and cheap eats like Au Bon Pain and The Wrap. Two convenience stores, Store 24 and 7-11, along with pizza joints Tommy’s and Pinocchio’s keep Harvard students caffeinated and fed through at least most of the night...
...right to good service aloft, they do deserve to enjoy the benefits of rigorous competition at our nation's airports. While I do not suggest that mega-carriers are necessarily anti-competitive, the government needs to make sure that entrants can have reasonable access to so-called "fortress-hub" airports and are not the victims of illegal price collusion. As Southwest Airlines has demonstrated in all of the places where it has established a vibrant presence, the more options available to travelers, the more financial incentive there is for poorly-performing carriers to improve...